The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
(Spēnāk Menoi) In Old Iranian myth, the constant adversary of Angru Mainyu (→ Ahriman). Where Spenta Mainyu creates life, Angru Mainyu is responsible for death. Throughout the whole of world history the two remain active as good and evil principles. In Pahlavi literature, the figure of Spēnāk Mēnoi merges into the figure of Ormazd (→ Ahura Mazda).
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